Former in Malayalam
Former, as in a former minister or a former student, is expressed in Malayalam with മുൻ (mun). It behaves like the English prefix ex-, attaching to the front of the word for the position held. It is short and clipped, a single syllable.
Former, previous, ex-, holding a position earlier but not now; pre-, before, earlier than; Malayalam uses mun as a prefix, as in munkootti, beforehand.
അദ്ദേഹം മുൻ അധ്യാപകനാണ്.
addeham mun adhyaapakanaanu.
He is a former teacher.
All Malayalam words for “former”
- മുൻ (mun) — Former, previous, ex-, holding a position earlier but not now; pre-, before, earlier than; Malayalam uses mun as a prefix, as in munkootti, beforehand.
- കീഴാധാരം (keezhaadhaaram) — Former document.
- ജന്മാന്തരം (janmaantharam) — Another birth, former birth, next birth, transmigration, destiny.
- വഞ്ചി (vanchi) — A large boat, name of former Travancore state, Thiru-vanchikkulam, treasure box.
In this list, mun is the former or ex- element; the others are unrelated, with കീഴാധാരം (keezhaadhaaram) a former document in the legal sense and ജന്മാന്തരം (janmaantharam) a former or previous birth.
Common questions
How is former said in Malayalam?
Former is മുൻ (mun).
Is it written as a separate word?
It is normally joined to the following word, so the title of a former office holder is written as one compound rather than two words.